complicate
verbUK /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪt/
US /ˈkɑːm.plə.keɪt/
To make something harder to do or understand.
Don't complicate the game by adding too many rules.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. To make a situation or problem worse or more serious.
The bad weather complicated the rescue effort.
3. To fold or twist together, as in a medical condition.
The doctor said the fracture was complicated by an infection.
4. To involve someone in something, often in a difficult way.
He was complicated in the scandal without knowing it.